Gevorgyan
Gevorgyan v. Holder
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Arman Gevorgyan and his wife, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing them appeal from an immi-
gration judge’s (“U”) decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination based on the discrepancies in Gevorgyan’s account of his wife being hit by a car in his testimony and declaration and based on Gevorgyan’s explanation for the discrepancy that created an additional inconsistency, i.e., that his wife was actually not hit by the car. See Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1065 (9th Cir.2005). Accordingly, Gevorgyan’s asylum claim fails.
Because Gevorgyan failed to satisfy the lower standard of proof for asylum, it necessarily follows that he failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190 .